- What are some causes of compartment syndrome?
First of all we are aware that compartment syndrome is accumulation of fluid or blood inside the tight muscle or tissue fascia of the organ which prevents expansion and will cause pain ,so following can be the causes of compartment syndrome
1) compartment syndrome can be caused by fracture or injuiry it can be accidental or may be because of surgery
2)other cause can be crush injuries happened after accident will cause traping of fluid inside the compartment
3)Also during tight bandeging the traping of blood inside bandage can cause compartment syndrome
4)any person with burn injuiry can also be the reason for compartment syndrome as part of the muscle or tissue get burned and fluid got trapped
5)if a person is not concious and any part of the extremity is compressed for longer duration then compartment syndrome occurs
6) thromboembolism or a blood clot formed inside the blood vessel causes formation of compartment and leads to compartment syndrome
7)Many people will suffer from chronic type of compartment syndrome which is exertional means due to rigourous exercise
8) sometimes use of corticosteroid also may leads to compartment syndrome
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